The Dose

Stax Cookie Bar Debuts Thai-Style Rolled Ice Cream

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By Greer Wylder
January 20, 2017

Two years ago, Stax Cookie Bar in Irvine made a sweet OC debut by offering hand-crafted ice cream sandwiches, sundaes, milk shakes, malts and affogatos. All Stax treats are made with high-quality ice cream and cookies, brownies and waffles baked fresh daily on the premises. Today, Stax Cookie Bar is one of the first in Southern California to offer the hard to find dessert sensation---thinly rolled Thai-style ice cream. Stax put its own spin on the Thai treat, creating new signature CreamRitos and Duo Layer Rolls---the first rolled ice cream desserts to feature two flavors. Stax new desserts are hand-crafted…

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The Food Trends of 2017 at Bonchon

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By Greer Wylder
January 19, 2017

If you’ve paid any attention to the reported food trends of 2017, we will be eating more egg yolks, French foods, spirulina, whey, smoked food, Bibimbap and a few others.   And guess what? At the brand new Bonchon in Costa Mesa, you can get your fill of the some of the world’s best Korean fried chicken, plus you can experience Bibimpab that also features the trendy egg yolk of the year. It’s a bowl of white rice, assorted seasonal vegetables, topped with egg, served in a sizzling stone bowl with Korean red pepper paste on the side. You can…

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Newport Beach BBQ Competition Gets Serious

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2017

BBQ gets serious when the Newport Beach BBQ Competition returns for a Winter Q & Expo on Saturday, January 28 from noon to 6 p.m. at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. Fifty professional BBQ teams will be competing to win their share of $10,000 in cash prizes and for the title of Grand Champion.    The Winter Q attracts top BBQ teams in California and the region. Nearly half of the teams registered to compete are rated Top 50 in the CBBQA including Big Poppa Smokers, who is currently #1 in California (CBBQA) and #3 in the nation (KCBS), will be defending his…

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Who Makes the Best Pizza? It’s a Pizza Throwdown

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By Greer Wylder
January 17, 2017

Pizza fans, (and who isn’t?) you won’t want to miss the incredible Pizza Throwdown on Sunday, January 29 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. by Bracken’s Kitchen and OC Baking Company to help end hunger! The idea really started as a joke between chefs and has morphed into a fundraising event for Bracken's Kitchen, a non-profit created by Chef Bill Bracken, to end food insecurity in Orange County and beyond! Chefs Chad Urata and Brent Omeste challenged OC Baking Company Master Baker Dean Kim to a pizza throwdown. Dean thrives on bets, and he’s taking it one step further and…

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Last Chance to Say Goodbye to Original Pizza

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By Greer Wylder
January 16, 2017

It’s hard to believe that after 53 years, Original Pizza in Newport Beach is closing on Jan. 31 and becoming a Taco Bell concept. It was a favorite local landmark restaurant since the early '60s. It will be missed. You can say your goodbyes and attend a going away party like no other—complete with an outdoor stage, four bands, beer and pizza on Saturday, January 28 from noon to 6 p.m. A portion of all proceeds will go towards the Environmental Nature Center Preschool Fund, The T-1 Diabetes fund for kids, and the Newport Beach Film Festival There will be…

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